VOLUME 23
COUNTY NEWS
News of each Community Gathered each
week by Our Rustling Associate Editors
NEWPORT
The excursion Sunday was the
largest of the season. There
being over six hundred passen-
high, located on five acres of the
most beautiful school grounds in
Oregon. Such opportunities as
this are rarely t.ffered for the
growth of a prosperous, intelli
gent and refined community.
Slletz is the most beautiful place
ted home in about three weeks.
We will sure be glad to have
him with us again.
Mrs. V. D
D. Roberts
noon.
Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Shemier
Boone and son, and daughter, Evelyn, and son,
Wednesday after- STABBING AFFRAY
AT THE AGENCY
gers on the two sections of the ; in the country. Restaurants.
tran, mainly from Salem and Al
bany. The day was fine with
the exception that the fog hung
over the beach in the morning.
The fog was so dense that a pic
ture of the bathers could not be
taken. The heat in the Valley
has been very intense. The ther
mometer ranging from 87 to 100
degrees in the shade. At the
beach the temperature has been
about 50 and very pleasant. .
Yesterday Connie Johns, en
gineer on the Mirene, while try
ing to start the engine, it gigged
back throwing the bar agih'St
L.t l.'qhi lower law wiifi su..h
f re as t- f".otire the bone
jUFt in front o! the joint. This
vr.s done ao quicKly 'hat Mr.
Jchns had n) ti.r.i to do.it;t lu
Mow. Sever il of hi3 teeth v- re
also knocked ou; and other
bruises received r.nd it is a won
der he was not kii'ed outright'
Drs. Wallace and Faucptt v ere
called and reduced the fracture
and placed the patient in as com
fortable position as possible and
Tuesday morning he va3 taken
to the marine hospital in Port
land where he can have the best
of attention until he get3 well.
He was accompanied to the hos
pital by his wife and Mrs. Lee
Williams.
ice cream stands, merry go
round, dance hall, pavllllon for
the exhibits are all on the ground
near the boarding hall. This is
a most beautiful place overlook
ing the Siletz valley and sur
rounding country. Because of
the beauty of the Siletz river it
was named after a beautiful In
dian girl, Selestia. This girl
was a princess and lived, bathed
and played upon the banks of
this river long before the white
man came to this country and
now it is a pretty name of a city
that 13 to be.
James, and daughter, Nellie, vis- John, visited Mr. and Mrs,
ited at the home of her mother , Huntsucker Sunday,
m west Yaquina Sunday.
Mrs. George Lewis and chil
dren visited with Mrs. J. H. Sugg
Monday.
Thos. Barker of Poole slough
is busy cutting wood for the
schoolbouse this week.
Mrs. Whitney and sister of Ya-
Yesterday afternoon Joe Gay
Dick a onem Liaiayeue, iwo m
jdians, became engaged in a
fl erYi f rt xsrVtliVl fin IT oaVAfftlv otoh-
f fn ' llg 111, 111 " IJlVsll VJttJ DV V. W J OVCM
m nnV . .1 Ca ed on Mr8' bed Lafayette several times with
W. D. Roberts Monday evening. a knile. while the wounds are
Miss Anna Wright and Willard 1 severe it is thought they may
Huntsucker went. to town the! not prove fatal. Sheriff Geer
Cist of the week.
immediately hurried over to the
n n udbti mii rt r. I Agency and arrested Gay and
niwnrtc,io 1 uebuay hearing will be h-.'d as soon as
t in;f,i ; n. v, . . I the condition of Lafayette is as-
vj uiiia ? joiiuu ai luc uuuic ui iviib.
J. H. Sugg Tuesday afternoon. . ray vifw certainea. how men are m- WOrk, basket weaving, bead
.BYyw. . dians about sixty years of age. kork, Indian relics and curios.
They have been neighbors for and work of the school children.
THE SILETZ INDIAN
FAIR AND POW WOW
The first Indian fair to be held
in Western Oregon was held at
Siletz Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday of this week. The
fair waB a success, exceeding all
expectations. The fact that it
was all-Indian attracted more
attention than it would have
been otherwise. All exhibits,
contests and gam as were by the
Indians. The exhibits consisted
of agricultural, hocticultural and
noricultural products, needle-
ELK CITY
The weather is fine but looks
like rain soon.
Miss Bessie GiP.ett of Tangent
arrived Saturday to spend the
week with Bear creek people.
Mr. and Mrs. Stadelman's
daughter is spending a few days
with them.
Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Slocum and
family and Mr. and Mrs. T. K.
Thompson spent Sunday at the
Kullander home.
Miss Hopkins of Corvallis
spent a few days near Elk City
last week.
SALADO
i The farmers here say
View Is getting pretty dry.
need some rain.
Lots of excitement the first of
the week at Elk City. Game
Warden Russell caupht a poor
cuss with five Utile shiners un
der six inches long, but the fel
low wan nut wins nnrt han n ii'rv I
. 1 J I ,-.-. -., .i i .
trial and won fie case, which I uhki.uiu. wno nas Deen
we think is the best as Brother ; woniing at Noun Uend, Coos
Bay I years and are ordinarily peace
We : f ul Indians, but an old feud has
I existed between them to pome
for amusement and entertain
ment, the Indians put on min
strels, feather dances, "coho" or
There were quite a number of time and the fight was the cul- the Indian game of shinney, tests
the boys iroiii ueie took a trip
to Table Mountain for a hunt
last week.
initiation of this leud.
o-
REGARDING TAX
COLLECTIONS
Sheriff Bert Geer has received
the following letter, pertaining
in
Joseph Patterson, correspon
dent of the Oregonlan, has just
returned from a visit to the San
Francisco exposition. Mr. Pat
terson says it is the most won
derful exposition "vor held in the
United States. He spoke of the
Oregon buiiuing mm me lower
of Jewels as marvels of beauty
and architecture. Mr. Patter
son will go to the fair at Siletz
and write up what he sees of the
first Indian fair ever held on the
reservation.
Some eight or ten autos are
busily engaged in carrying pas
sengers to the Siletz fair. New
port will be well represented
there. The weather is eood and I
the roads are fine and it will be a I The new bridge is now
pleasure to ride over them. The i Ished over Barn Canyon,
Miss Marie Slocum was the
guest of Miss Ida Damon near
Eddyville last Sunday:
The wedding tells are ringing
all around us.
Mr. and Mrs. John Silver ex
pects to leave the ranch soon.
Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Young ex
pects to take possession of the
Silver ranch.
Mrs. Mort Hodges will teach
the Bear Creek school this
school year. School begins Oc
tober 4th.
Some of the Elk City girls
spent Wednesday with Mrs. Sil
ver.
RurspII win ii n litiio nnrofni in ! uy. or trie past year, came
. . . i tne caaie iux lAiiniuis&iuii.
to more expense for nothing.; James Gatens and wife of Ona ! i where one-half ot the 1914
Why don't the wardens try more ; were lay View v.sitois luonuay. taXes on any property was paid
coaxing and less force as people j While on their way home their before April 1. 1915, the second
are sometimes like taking the team became frightened and ran haif may be paid any time be
horse to water. j aay. throwing them both out of j f0re October 1, 1915, without
Mr. Overlander has a crew of he riS- Mi. Gatens was pretty j penalty or interest; if the second
men at work on the Mill creek .badly injured while Mrs. Gatens i half is not so paid it will become
road so it looks like we might . escaped without a scratch. . delinquent on October 1 and
get to Toledo ye, without an air j Frank Huntsucker and George 'then subject to a penalty of 10
ship, but we will have to have M. Little snent Sundav nip-ht on ner cent and interest at the rate
the air ship to get across the the coast near Seal Rocks. Thev I of 12 per cent per annum from
m cuuci tuu. i were on a nun tin p- trin saiaaate.
n r rw a r. nr. I- 2. Where one-half was not
O. C. Doty and Felix Gatens of ld b f A, ., , m5 a nen.
Ona took a hunting tHn nn nvlft Pam .elore Al,ru A- .1310- a. Pe"
school last week. One man ! creek one day last week 1 W 01 oneJler Cm f eacn,cal
claimed that a married woman I 7 endar nlonth or Part thereof, on
has no richt to teach school and 1 mra' v" nuntsucKer went the total amount unpaid, cumu
try to heln mak a living, but to oole slough Sunday to spend
that she should stay at home. , ? Tda Wlth hf r f atner ln law
. . 'W. II. Huntsucker, returning
C. A. Brown burned about 20 home Tuesday,
acres of brush last Sunday. Wei i; , . i.f
need more men like Mr. Brown r Andrew Simonson-of this
o help develope our country. i pla,ce i8,n?wKh S,nK hls broAher
i get ready to build a barn at Ona.
Jim Derrick Is surveying fori . , ...
Mr. Brown and Mr. Kullander I ,u- ,w- V0 ana wire or
this week.
Got 'em; got 'em. Who? Jim
Hodges. Mule footed swine.
You should see them,
for his ad later. '
There was quite a fuss at a
board meeting at the Bear creek
of skill with the bow and arvv.,
and many other Indian games.
Each evening during the fair the
play "Hiawatha" was staged in
the auditorium. This was un
doubtedly the biggest attraction.
Forty Indians are used In the
cast and it is most excellent ren
dered. This famous Indian play
enacted by the real Indtons is
superior to It's reproduction by
any company of white people.
To make the play more real and
fascinating real Indian songs
and dance were intermingled
throughout the play. So great
was the demand for admittance
to see Hiawatha the sale of seats
1 li ,1 i.n 1 : : l t .i
uuu iu uc iiiuiieu. iuuid.na
ranging ln ages from five to
sixty years were in the cast. To
Prof, and Mrs. R. R. De Poe, in
structors in the Upper Farm
Day school, credit is due for the
success of this play.
The Chemawa Indian string
lates during the period begin-'quartet gave a concert In the
ning April 1 and ending August , auditorium each afternoon. This
fair will be good, not in farm
products and fine stock, but in
Indian relics, curios and cos
tumes. The old-fashioned In
dian games ana dances will be
reproduced and the interest will
be kept up with each days' pro
gram. It Is expected a thous
and people will attend the fair.
Each night a feather dance will
be given by the Indians and as
many of the whites as wish to
Join in the' fun. All, of course,
must wear the Indian costumes,
It will be interesting to contrast
the old with the new way of do
ing things and to see just how
much progress the Red Man has
made within the past sixty years.
Jt wont be long now until the
indlans will be put upon his own '
resources the same as the white
man is and If he don't go ahead it
will be his own fault. The In
dians have the best land on the
reservation and there is no rea
Bon why he should not bo as
good a farmer, stock raiser as
the white man, and the Indian
woman should be as good house
keeper as the white woman and
If she don't do this no one is to
blame but herself. When the
white man says an Indian is too
lazy to work and will never make
a farmer, why don't the Indian
get in and. work and do things
Just as well as the white man?
Why wait any longer for the
white man to lead the way? The
Siletz Is the most beautiful and
productive part of the county
and hero will be built up some of
the finest homes In the county.
The timber alone is worth mil
lions of dollars and the Boil along
the beautiful Siletz river Is the
finest In the state. Commence
now to lay the foundation for a
greater Siletz. This is being
done first by putting up a splen
did schoolhouse 27x74 feet with
an addition of a large room on
the west side, so the building will
.havo three largo, well-lighted
and well ventilated school rooms.
The main building Is two stories
6ide of Alfred Pearce's cabin.
fin-
this
31, 1915. For Illustration, if a
tax bill as charged on the roll
totals $100 and. the full amount
is paid in the month of August,
a penalty of 5 per cent. ($5) is
to be added thereto. These
cumulative penalties are not to
EDDYVILLE
time will soon be
Hoppickin
here.
Misses Anna Mauch, Louise
Fehse and Helen Sparks spent
Saturday night and Sunday with
Louise's mother and father.
Mrs. Arthur Sparks returned
to her home at Eddyville Satur
day. Chas. Damon, Glynn Aldrich
and Elmer Lehn are on the Siletz
baling hay.
Mrs. Welton's daughter from
Portland is spending a few days
wiiu ner nere.
Gall Slocum was the euest of
Loren Mauch Sunday.
Miss Irene Magee was the
guest of Miss Rena Aldrich Sat
urday night and Sunday.
WINANT
Misses Alma and Cara Boone
and brother, Dannie, and Tracy
IT..i .
uunisucKer attended the dance
at l aqulna Saturday night. All
report a very pleasant time.
Miss Violet King accompanied
by Miss Florence Butler of Port.
land, returned to her home Wed
nesday night.
iienry snermer is very sick
wun tne grip.
Dick Huntsucker moved his
cabin up Poole slough Friday
evening. We are glad to have
mem oacK again.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Shermer
visited Mr. and Mrs. Peter Sher
mer Sunday.
Mrs. John Hanlon is reported
very ill at the home of her moth
er. We all wish for her quick
recovery.
Clarence noone, who Is work
ing for the F. C. Barnes Pack
ing company at Alaska, is expec
ONA
t jthls place spent Sunday at Drift be collected on or after Septem-
iccn.. ber 1( i9i5 being superseded on
- j rfate b tne peilalties and
Watch 'I .LA.LL Interest applicable to delinquent
. litACD.
Mr. and Mrs. Otis Young at- 3. Where one-half of the 1914
tended the lair at Siletz Wednes- taxes on any property was not
aay,
Mrs. E. H. Tarter and children
who have been visiting at the
f neips nome the past ten days,
left for their home in Woodland.
Mr. Hatfield and family arc
now settled on the McElwaln
place.
Mrs. Young and her daughter
Washington, Monday. Thev have returned to their home in
were accompanied by Mrs. A. H. i Pasco. Washington, after a three
Phelps and daughter, Helen.
weeka' visit with her son. Otis.
Mrs. Young saw the ocean for
Tta TiSA TO...... - -1 i. M .
and r he? Mrs. Ry who ! here and e"ed
nave ueeu visiung at tne uyan
home on South Beaver the pant
three weeks, left for their noma
at Grants Pass Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Weber ami
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Weber spent
Sunday at the beach.
Mrs. Agnes Gatens made a trin
to Bay View Tuesday.
Mrs. L. M. Commons and son.
Fred, Mrs. J. H. Wolferspergcr
and son, Walter, and Mr. nnd
Mrs. Geo. Selby and daughter,
Charlotte, spent Saturday night
and Sunday at the beach.
George Edwards and Frauds
Gatens left for the logging camp
one day last week.
Peter Peterson and Henry Em
erson of Upper Beaver were in
this vicinity Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. C. Myers went
to the Valley Tuesday to dispose
of their interests there.
POOLE SLOUGH
very much
Mr. Murray was seen In these
parts Tuesday.
W. A. Wilde has purchased a
small flock of goats.
Wilbur Rhoades and Wm.
Bradley were Newport callers
Monday.
Miss Carrie Day is visiting
home filks now.
Mrs. Fred Faulkenbure has ar
rived from Santa Anna, Calif., to
oe at the bedside of her mother,
Mrs. Chas. Whltlaw.
FOR SALE
Fresh cow with heifer calf.
Enquire at this office.
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paid before April 1, the entire
amount unpaid will become de
linquent on September 1, 1915,
and be then subject to a penalty
of ten per cent and interest at
the rate of 12 per cent per an
num. For instauce, the taxes
as originally charged on a cer
tain property amount to $100;
if paid in full on September 15,
the total amount required would
be $110.50, a penalty of 10 per
cent ($10) and interest at the
rate of 12 per cent for 15 days
(50 cents) being added to the
original tax.
4. Section 1 of Chapter 15G,
Laws of 1915, amending Section
quartet is composed of accom
plished musicians, under the
leadership of Prof. Turney. and
the program which they ren
dered was excellent. The New
port band furnished fine music
and also gave a concert ln the
afternoon, assisted by chorus
work of Prof. De Poe's school
and some singing by a male
quartet. This band is first class.
Many other attractions, worthy
oi mention, were given but time
and space forbids at this time.
Hundreds of people from To
ledo and Newport and other
towns were there daily. At least
a dozen autos were running con
tinuously carrying the people to
and from the fair, besides teams
And rigs of all dercrlptions. Con
sidering the short time these
people had in preparing for this
fair and this being the first at
tempt, it is surely wonderful,
o
GRANGE FAIR AT TOLEDO
IN SEPTEMBER
Everybody would like to see a
little rain now.
Mr. and Mrs. W. D.. Roberts
called at the Brown home Sun
day evening.
Mrs. Thomas Brown and Bon,
Charles, and D. C. Kayser went
to Toledo Monday. Charles
having sprained hla wrlBt severe
ly and had to see Dr. BurgeBs
about it. Ho will not be able to
use his arm for about two
weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Dies Huntsucker
have moved back on the slough.
Mrs. T. Barker visited Mrs. W.
i
BALED HAY
For sale, f. .o. b. scow or dock.
Phone 8051 G. W. Byers, Jr.
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APPLE TREES AT
A BARGAIN
Five for a dollar, best varieties
four to Blx feet high. See
Griffith, Elk City, Or.
0 :
WORK WANTED
Two men want work, prefer
ably milking, but will do any
thing. Will take work horse for
pay. Call at this office.
FOR SALE
Good Dairy Farm within a
short distance from Toledo,
modern buildings, an excellent
bargain. Terms.
Sondre Romtvedt,
Chltwood, Oregon.
o
Wanted Skim milk to bo
At the meeting of the Toledo
Grange last Saturday it. vim de
cided tojiold a cranzo fair at
3682, Lord's Oregon Laws, and (Toledo during the latter part of
nff.Ml'1ln rr In Tin rt that "Tho flret CantAmkAN . .
icjjidiiui-i. A lie Wltllj IU1 HUM
fair have not been completed,
but It will be a free fair, no ad-
provldlng in part that "The first
half of all taxes legally levied
and charged shall be paid on or
before the fifth day of April fol
lowing, and the second half on
or before the fifth day of Octo
ber following," has no applica
tion whatever to taxes charged
op tax rolls of the year 1914.
Said section will become effec
tive ln 1916 and apply In the pay
ment of taxes to be charged on
the 1915 rolls.
5. Sections 2 and 3 of Chapter
15G, Laws of 1915, amending
Sections 3G83 and 3G87, Lord's
Oregon Laws, are now in effect.
Therefore, the Tax Collector Is
to make his annual statement
and tax return, also proceed to
collect delinquent taxes on per
sonality, on or Immediately after
October 5, 1915, Instead of Sep
tember 1 as heretofore.
Frank K. Lovell, Secy.
o
I. J. Pepin of Chltwood passed
through here Wednesday, en
route to the Indian fair.
Mr. and Mrs. dies. Morrison
of Elk City were in the city
Wednesday, enrouto to the Si
letz fair.
The ladles of the Guild will
serve tea and cake and coffee
and sandwiches at Oddfellow
hall mi Thursday ntlprnnnn Kpti
shipped to Newport in 10-gallon .teniber 10th, price 10c. To raise
cans. W.L. Smith. j funds for repairing the Church.
mission charges, no entry fees
just simply a place where the
farmers and others may exhibit
their products In competition
with their neighbors, and where
a two-days' reunion and social
good time will bo had. Further
announcements will be made as
the plans are more fully devel
oped. 1 1 o
The great and only James
Latihno Ixwefeather. better
known as "Rattlesnake Jim," the
barefoot globe trotter, made his
appearance In this city Tuesday.
no went to Siletz the following
day to participate in the Indian,
dances, etc.
The work of balastine the
track of the C. & E. rallro.-l be
tween here and Yaquina la bIns:
done at present. A tralnload of
gravel coming In every day or so.
IL E. Peterson, the Jeweler, is
at the Agency this week repair
ing watches and clocks and inci
dentally taking ln the fair.
Dr. and Mrs. Leo J. Frachten
berg arrived over from Salem
Monday to be in attendance at
the Indian Fair.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Sljota of
Lower Siletz were county seat
visitors the lattnr part of last
week.